Nagpur builders want govt to remove rigid TDR policy provisions

The federation has also decided to take out a rally to the district collectorate and the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) headquarters on March 17 against the crucial provisions in the state TDR policyTNN | March 14, 2016, 11:30 IST

NASHIK: The Federation of Associations of Architects and Builders in Nashik (FAABN) on Sunday sought the state government to allow utilisation of Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) on smaller roads below 9-metre width on layouts that have already been approved before the new policy came into existence.

The federation has also decided to take out a rally to the district collectorate and the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) headquarters on March 17 against the crucial provisions in the state TDR policy. This was decided at the meeting of the federation held in city's Raosaheb Thorat hall on Sunday.

The new TDR policy will come into effect from January 28 disallowing utilisation of TDR on plots located along smaller roads below 9-metre width. TDR utilisation will be applicable as per road widths and plot size on the roads with width of and above 9m.

Coordinator of the federation of associations of architects and builders in Nashik and president of the association of consulting civil engineers association Vijay Sanap said, "We are not against the government decision of not allowing TDR on smaller roads, but it should not be applicable for layouts that have been approved before January 28. Moreover, TDR utilisation should not be as per plot size; it should be uniform for all sizes of plots on the roads," adding that the organsation sought the government to remove crucial provisions in the TDR policy and thus it decided to march to district collectorate and the municipal corporation headquarters on March 17.

Sanap added, "The value of plots on smaller roads below 9-metre width will reduce by 40% and the flat rates will also increase due to the TDR policy of the state."

As per the new TDR policy, the TDR uploading limit on plots with size up to 1,000 sq metres will be in the range of 0.20-0.30 TDR as per the road width of and above 9m. The TDR uploading limit on plots with size from 1,000 to 4,000 sq metres will be in the range from 0.40 to 1 TDR as per the road width. The TDR uploading limit on plots with size from 4,000m onwards will be in the range of 0.40 to 1.40 TDR as per the road width.

The value of plots on smaller roads below 9-metre width will reduce by 40% and the flat rates will also increase due to the TDR policy of the state.